No more swill

From
Nicholas Grubb, Irish Limousin Cattle Society

In Ireland, feeding animals on swill was banned in 1985(17 March, p 11). The
likelihood that two disease outbreaks in Britain—swine fever last year and
foot and mouth this year—originated from waste food illustrates the
problem that this ban addressed.

Farmers within the European Union must generally produce food in strict
compliance with animal, human and environmental welfare provisions. But much
food is imported from elsewhere, and often produced under sub-standard
conditions. This is a direct cause of the over-intensification of farming within
the EU as farmers fight for economic survival.